Kosovo took two golds and one silver medal on day one of the International Judo Federation Grand Prix in Tashkent, Uzbekistan as Olympic champion Majlinda Kelmendi climbed back to the top of the podium.

Five weight categories were contested at the Uzbekistan Sports Centre today as the event got underway.

Distria Krasniqi

In the lightest female category at under-48kg, Kelmendi’s compatriot Distria Krasniqi took gold after beating the former Olympic bronze medallist Eva Csernoviczki of Hungary.

Krasniqi scored a waza-ari first before her opponent conceded a third and final shido to hand the victory to the Kosovo judoka.